Winter projects(s).... several of them, Tell me I'm stupid. Options

[ninefourteener]

Mornin Folks!

I've been tossing around the idea of selling the teener for quite some time now, and my wife finally convinced that its better to just keep it, and make it the way I want it.

Well...... we're looking at buying a house REALLY soon (in fact, we'll find out this afternoon), and it will have an oversized 2-car garage... lots of room for the many projects I'm considering doing. I'm trying to get the most dramatic results, from the lowest cost

Good ideas? Bad ideas? Let me have your thoughts:

1. Flares....... I'm not too bad with bodywoprk at all, but I actually PREFER the look of bolt-on flares. I'm thinking of keeping the car willow green, and the flares a flat-black color.

2. Buying a set of adapters/spacers that go from 4x130 to 5x114..... so I can can feel up the wheelwells with the 2-piece BBS' 18s that are currently on my Acura.

3. Paint...... Again.... I'm pretty good at bodywork, and have prepped several cars for paint. Never painted before though.... Can it be done in a garage... or do you need a paint booth to get decent results?

Same color (but new paint)........ keeping the vinyl roof......... flat black bolt-on flares........ 18 inch wheels.

I like the originality of keeping the roof. I like the original bumpers (not 916 kits)........ I like the look of bolt-on flares, and I like the look of a large wheel-tire combo.

Tell me I'm stupid.... so I don't have to do all this. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Thanks!!

Matt

[914GT]

Renting a booth will save you the trouble of all the garage prep work, and your neighbors will be happy too. Having never done that I'm sure it has its drawbacks too (feeling rushed to get the job done in a certain amount of time, getting the car there and back, etc.). You can never have too many lights in a paint booth. Especially with the darker colors. You have to be able to see well to cover all the surfaces properly and to lay down the paint correctly. If using clear you need to see how it's hitting the surface and flowing out. Too little and it's dry or orangepeel, to wet and it runs or sags. For basecoat/clearcoat you only need to wait about 15-30 minutes before applying the clear. As soon as the base loses it's sheen and looks flat it's ready for clear. (Cold temps will take longer). Clearcoat usually loses it's stickiness after about 2 hours and can have the masking removed at that point. But it will be quite soft for 12 hours or so. It can be sanded and buffed after 12-18 hours, again depending on temp.